Which to use
“plaignez” and “plaisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,101
- “plaignez” frequency rank
- #46,355
- “plaisez” frequency rank
- 82456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaignez | plaisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de plaindre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de plaire. |
Where the eye mixes plaignez and plaisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. plaignez runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVC) against plaisez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses plaignez with plaisez
A purely visual mix-up. plaignez (\plɛ.ɲe\) and plaisez (\plɛ.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaignez is recorded at frequency rank #36,101, classified as averb, pronounced \plɛ.ɲe\. plaisez is at rank #46,355, tagged as averb, pronounced \plɛ.ze\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 82456, this pair ranks #16,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of plaignez vs plaisez
Shared letters: aeilpz. Private to "plaignez": gn. Private to "plaisez": s.
"plaignez" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "plaisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "plaignez" and "plaisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "plaignez" or "plaisez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "plaignez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaignez" and "plaisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaigne vs plaignez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.